Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 16 Question of Palestine, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

29 versions · 1996–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/72

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/72	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine	3,264	61%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/81	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine	3,242	68%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/25	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine	2,260	99%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/10	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine	2,264	93%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/22	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine	2,167	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

21 reports · 2001–2021

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2021	A/76/299 S/2021/749	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/22
2020	A/75/195 S/2020/834	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/11
2019	A/74/333	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/19
2018	A/73/346	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/14
2017	A/72/368	Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/23

What’s in this document?

23 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, in all its aspects, and of intensifying all efforts towards that end;

Also reaffirms its full support for the Middle East peace process, which began in Madrid, and the existing agreements between the Israeli and Palestinian sides, stresses the necessity for the establishment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and welcomes in this regard the ongoing efforts of the Quartet and of the League of Arab States;

Further reaffirms the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative, adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at its fourteenth session,5 and encourages continued serious efforts to follow up and promote the Initiative, including by the Ministerial Committee formed at the Riyadh summit in March 2007;

Reaffirms the importance of the international conference convened at Annapolis, and urges the parties to undertake, with the support of the Quartet and the international community, immediate and concrete steps in follow-up to their joint understanding, including through active and serious resumed bilateral negotiations;

Calls upon both parties to fulfil their obligations in respect of the implementation of the road map4 by taking immediate parallel and reciprocal steps in this regard;

Calls upon the parties themselves, with the support of the Quartet and other interested parties, to exert all efforts necessary to halt the deterioration of the situation and to reverse all measures taken on the ground since 28 September 2000;

Underscores the need for the parties to take confidence-building measures aimed at improving the situation on the ground, promoting stability and fostering the peace process, including the need for the further release of prisoners;

Stresses the need for a speedy end to the reoccupation of Palestinian population centres, inter alia, by easing movement and access, including by the removal of checkpoints and other obstructions to movement, and the need for respect and preservation of the territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;

Also stresses the need for an immediate and complete cessation of all acts of violence, including military attacks, destruction and acts of terror;

Notes the Israeli withdrawal in 2005 from within the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank and the dismantlement of the settlements therein as a step towards the implementation of the road map, and the need for the parties to resolve all remaining issues in the Gaza Strip;

Reiterates the need for the full implementation by both parties of the Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, of 15 November 2005, and the need, in specific, to allow for the opening of all crossings into and out of the Gaza Strip for humanitarian supplies, movement and access as well as for commercial flows, which are essential for improving the living conditions of the Palestinian people and ensuring the viability of the Palestinian economy;

Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply strictly with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and to cease all of its measures that are contrary to international law and unilateral actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, that are aimed at altering the character, status and demographic composition of the Territory, including via the de facto annexation of land, and thus at prejudging the final outcome of peace negotiations;

Demands, accordingly, that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal obligations under international law, as mentioned in the advisory opinion2 and as demanded in resolutions ES-10/13 of 21 October 2003 and ES-10/15 and, inter alia, that it immediately cease its construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon all States Members of the United Nations to comply with their legal obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion;

Reiterates its demand for the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and calls for the full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions;

Reaffirms its commitment, in accordance with international law, to the two-State solution of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on the pre-1967 borders;

Stresses the need for:

The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem;

The realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent State;

Also stresses the need for justly resolving the problem of Palestine refugees in conformity with its resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948;

Calls upon the parties to accelerate direct peace negotiations towards the conclusion of a final peaceful settlement on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions, especially of the Security Council, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, the road map and the Arab Peace Initiative;

Urges Member States to expedite the provision of economic, humanitarian and technical assistance to the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority during this critical period to help to alleviate the humanitarian crisis being faced by the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip, to rehabilitate the Palestinian economy and infrastructure and to support the rebuilding, restructuring and reform of Palestinian institutions;

Welcomes, in this regard, the continuing efforts of the Quartet’s Special Representative, Tony Blair, to strengthen Palestinian institutions, promote Palestinian economic development and mobilize international donor support;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts with the parties concerned, and in consultation with the Security Council, towards the attainment of a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the promotion of peace in the region and to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session a report on these efforts and on developments on this matter.

Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine

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